A New Opportunity for Farmers

“This scheme is targeted specifically at farmers with designated land and should provide those farmers with an important additional income stream on top of GLAS and GLAS+”

Minister Michael Creed TD

The Hen Harrier Project is an opportunity for farmers to be recognised and rewarded for delivering environmental benefits. It will deliver an additional opportunity for farmers to earn an income from their land.

All eligible land will be scored annually with a user friendly scorecard and receive a score. Higher scores receive higher payments. This gives farmers the incentive to manage their fields in ways that will improve the habitat condition and their payment as well.

An annual farm plan will contain a list of actions (jobs) which are nominated by the farmer with the aim of improving the site’s management and conservation condition for the benefit of the Hen Harrier.

Funding the Programme

The Hen Harrier Project is an EIP (European Innovation Partnership) Locally Led Scheme. The Project is funded by the Dept. of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.